High CPU loads when idle

[Jerombolo]

I have an i7-4771 with 4 cores at 3.5Ghz stock. Since a few days it has up to 60% load when idle. How can I fix that? Thanks for help

 

[iamthecpu]

check the background  applications that are running    

[iamthecpu]

you can use task manager for what running 

[Analog]

Check your background processes. Something is putting stress on that processor so you need to find out what and close it. Open task manager and click on processes, there is everything. Right clock on it and chose "end all process tree."

[Jerombolo]

At the moment nothing puts stress on my CPU but I'll keep an eye on it.

[Jerombolo]

I'll check it with Intel Processor diagnostic tool and write what it said

[Jerombolo]

It passed the test, everything is ok but it says that I only have 2 physical cores and 4 logical. Does that mean that I only have a dual core?

[Faceman]

It passed the test, everything is ok but it says that I only have 2 physical cores and 4 logical. Does that mean that I only have a dual core?

Its acting as a dual core with hyperthreading.  You should have 4 physical cores, and 8 threads.

 

Might have to go into BIOS and correct something.  Maybe something got disabled accidentally?

[Jerombolo]

I reseted it several times and in BIOS where it says: CPU Cores...: ALL CORES enabled

[OutlawsThoughts]

Has it always been this way? It's rare but it's possible that something is wrong with 2 of the cores. I RMAd my 4770k last week when Core 0 started failing at stock. I wouldn't say do this right now, but try to remember if it's always been like this or just recently. 

 

And see if the motherboard BIOS is the latest version!

[Jerombolo]

It's just recently. I think since I have assigned a xmp profile to my dram. After I took it out, it was always so high

[Jerombolo]

Now here we go! Core 1 and 3 are parked acording to resourcemonitor. How do I unpark them?=

[Jerombolo]

Do you think if I'd press the bios reset button on my Mobo?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Do you think if I'd press the bios reset button on my Mobo?

yes start with that.

[Jerombolo]

Didn't help. I pressed the reset switch and that didn't help either. BIOS reset switch didn't work somehow